DuitslandRheinland-PfalzSpeyerDomplatz Speyer49°19’2” N 8°26’28” E
17 juli 2017, Duitsland ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Not much happening on the route toady. Still a few barges carrying cargo but not nearly as many on the lower section of the Rhine. You can see now why the Rhine is considered Germany's economicMeer informatie
FrankrijkGrand-EstStrasbourg48°34’29” N 7°45’3” E
18 juli 2017, Frankrijk ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Big day today with 140 km. So far nine days on the bike and 1,088 km clocked.
The past two days have been sweltering with today reaching 36 °C. Doesn't help much starting early as you still on theMeer informatie
Denyse Halse Hi Pat drink loads of water in this heat. Do hope your bike has had the necessary Tlc for the days Ahead. Love your pics.. Did you get the thunder and lightening storm last night.
Patrick Leary Absolutely no rain, however severe storm expected tomorrow morning and evening. Oh well.
ZwitserlandBaselGrossbaselBasler Münster47°33’24” N 7°35’29” E 20 juli 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The start of today's route followed a wooded canal cycle path almost dead straight for 50 km (144 km in total today). Somewhere on route I crossed another border, now in Switzerland.
Basel - a dropMeer informatie
ZwitserlandKanton ZürichFlaach47°34’31” N 8°36’30” E 21 juli 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Some big mountains beginning to loom now on the horizon. Scary stuff ! Today was the first day with a few small climbs. Gravity sure slows you down when the combined weight of bike plus kit is 40Meer informatie
ZwitserlandKanton ThurgauArbonSteineloh47°31’31” N 9°25’13” E 22 juli 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Today's route followed mostly the shores of Lake Constance (Konstanz) which borders Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Lake Constance, known as “the heart and soul of Europe". At some stage today IMeer informatie
OostenrijkVorarlbergHöchst47°27’32” N 9°38’6” E
23 juli 2017, Oostenrijk ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Stopped for a coffee and tried to pay with my Swiss Francs, only to find that I had crossed another border, this time into Austria.
A very brief excursion into Austria, and then back again intoMeer informatie
LiechtensteinVaduz47°8’29” N 9°31’17” E
23 juli 2017, Liechtenstein ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Crossed a border yet again, this time into the small country of Liechtenstein. It has an area of just over 160 square kilometers, and an estimated population of 37,000.
Very quite being a Sunday andMeer informatie
ZwitserlandKanton GraubündenChurMasansPlessur46°51’43” N 9°30’26” E 23 juli 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The majestic Alps beckon !!
From Liechtenstein the gradient starts to go up as you head towards the source of the Rhine. Heading towards Chur the river passes through breathtaking ravines.
Today isMeer informatie
ZwitserlandKanton GraubündenSplügen46°33’11” N 9°19’23” E 25 juli 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Time to now cross the Alps.
Yesterday I was caught in two storms before 10am and only made it halfway of my planned route. Called it a day and decided to find some place dry.
Second attempt todayMeer informatie
ItaliëLombardiaMadesimoMontesplugaPiz Tamborello46°30’20” N 9°19’50” E 26 juli 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
The lower section of the pass leaving the town of Splugen had five switchbacks. The upper section had sixteen switchbacks !
At the summit of the pass was again another border, this time crossing intoMeer informatie
